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Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2003
A criticism of the religious media and the superficial information it introduces to people.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Contrary to what many people think, the phenomenon of the new preachers has not emerged during the past four or five months in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, November 2, 2002 to Friday, November 8, 2002
A crisis arose between the American Embassy in Cairo and the Ministry of Waqfs because preachers and Qur´an readers were not able to travel to the US with Ramadan. Officials in the embassy said they informed the ministry to officially provide them with a list of nominated preachers, but...
Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2002
[Hisba is a term referring to the right of a Muslim to defend public morality and suing on behalf of religion.] The article comments on one of the four books published recently by the Gama´at Al-Islamiya. The book discusses the concept of hisba. The leaders of the Gama´at admitted that hisba was...
Date of source: Saturday, January 5, 2002 to Friday, January 11, 2002
The US accused the Azhar University of teaching students by using a strict approach that leads to extremist thinking and to the establishment of terrorism. That was why the US asked the Islamic countries to reconsider the approaches they take in religious education. The article gives the comment of...
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2006
A female Muslim dā‘īya has said in an interview that women should not wear make-up or perfume except inside their homes with their husbands.
Date of source: Sunday, January 29, 2006
Professor of Literature, Dr. Ahmad ‘Abd al-Hayy, criticizes the use of microphones and amplifiers by many mosque imāms during Friday sermons and loud prayers.
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2005 to Friday, December 30, 2005
Qutb’s ideology was the driving force for many Islamic groups, some of whom, such as al-Takfīr Wa al-Hijra, have gone to extremes.
Date of source: Thursday, December 1, 2005
Dr. ‘Ammār ‘Alī Hasan argues that Muslim dā‘iyas, often seen on satellite television channels, are increasingly seen in the West as representatives of true Islam, and that they must address important issues facing Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
A year after the murder of Theo Van Gogh, the Dutch director of the controversial film Submission, German academic, Hans-Peter Raddatz has received a death threat from Islamists.
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.